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Ministry of Power
REC’s subsidiary RECPDCL hands over SPV‘ER NER Transmission Limited’ to Power Grid
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited – A Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, handed over the project-specific SPV , formed for the construction of Transmission Project viz., ‘ER NER Transmission Limited’ to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.
The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been the successful bidder of the Inter-State Transmission Project of the Ministry of Power, Government of India, and RECPDCL was the Bid Process Coordinator.
The selection of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was carried out through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding  for the selection of Transmission Developers in line with the Standard Bidding Documents and Guidelines thereof as notified by the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
The work involves the establishment of 2 X 500 MVA ICT  at Banka along with associated works, the upgradation of Namsai , and associated works including around 77 Kms of 220 kV double circuit transmission lines. The project for implementation is targeted in 36 months.
With the handing over of the above SPV, RECPDCL successfully handed over 41 transmission projects now costing around ₹54,642 crore under the TBCB route.
AYUSH
Shripad Naik lays foundation Stone of National Institute of Homeopathy at Narela
The Institute offers Post-graduate courses in seven disciplines
Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone of National Institute of Homeopathy at Narela, today. This will be a National level Institute and would be established as an extension of National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata. Addressing the gathering Shri Naik said that Homoeopathy is gaining acceptance and growing in popularity all over the world and in India, Homoeopathy has also become very popular throughout the country.
The Minister further said that Ministry has taken various initiatives to develop, promote and accelerate the AYUSH systems in the country. He said “In order to bring uniformity in admission of students in AYUSH institutions and to ensure that meritorious students come to AYUSH streams, from the year 2016-17. The Ministry has started the admission process into AYUSH UG courses by using the merit list of National Eligibility Entrance Test  conducted by CBSE. Further, for Post Graduate courses, a National level common entrance test namely, All India Post Graduate Entrance Test  was conducted”.
MP North West Delhi Dr. Udit Raj, and Mayor, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Shri Adesh Gupta, were also present on this occasion.
This National Institute of Homoeopathy, Narela, Delhi will be established in 10 acres of land which has been taken over from DDA. Total ground coverage area will be 50000 square meter. The institute is proposed to be a 100 bedded hospital and centre of excellence in quality education and research and targeting only Post Graduation and PhD level teaching to fill up the gap in high quality research and treatment in Homoeopathy. The total cost of project would be Rs. 302 crore.
The institute will offer Post-graduate courses in seven disciplines. The intake of PG students will be 7 students per Department per Academic Year. The intake of PhD students will be 10 students per year. The OPD part of the hospital will consists of general and speciality clinic.
Besides, other auxiliary functions include diagnostic and supporting facilities along with Central laboratory for Clinical Diagnosis and Investigations will be also available. The Institute will provide residential accommodation for faculty, Operation theatre, ICU beds, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Yoga, Pharmacy and Housekeeping services.
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PIB Headquarters
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR SPORTS STIPEND FROM FCI STUDENTS / NON STUDENTS CAN APPLY
The Food Corporation of India  South Zone has been promoting sports by offering stipend to the young, upcoming talented sports personnel especially those belonging to backward rural areas.
Meritorious sports personnel belonging to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep & Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the age group of 15-18 and 18-24 years who may be a student / non – student from rural /urban areas for stipends in various disciplines for the year 2019-20 can apply for the following sports:
 Football  ii) Hockey  iii) Cricket , iv) Table Tennis , v) Shuttle Badminton , vi) Weightlifting , vii Athletics .
The last date for receipt of applications is 03.05.2019.
For details, the applicants can visit our website www.fci.gov.in .
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GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA STATE ADMINISTERS HIPPOCRATIC OATH TO ESIC MEDICAL STUDENTS
Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan, Governor of Telangana State administered the Hippocratic oath to the 2019-20, batch students of the ESIC Medical College today. Dr. Tamilisai also presented gold medals and merit certificates to 19 meritorious students. She congratulated the College administration on making the college an institution of eminence. She advised the students to be considerate towards patients and treat them with care. Dr. Tamilisai expressed happiness over the ESIC Medical College premises being plastic free from 2016. She cautioned the doctors over the spread of dengue and viral fevers in Telangana.
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor, Himachal Pradesh who was present as the guest of honour lauded the efforts of Dean Shri Srinivas in making the ESIC Medical College becoming a top notch medical institution in a span of 4 years. He expressed happiness over the girl’s scoring better marks than boys and advised them to be fearless and excel in their careers.
Earlier, Smt. Sandhya Shukla, Financial Commissioner ESIC welcomed the gathering. Dr. M. Srinivas Dean, Registrar, Dr. Madhuri, Dr. Sampath Kumar, Vice Principal ESIC Medical College were also present.
IFSC Authority
IFSCA Announces Winners of Hackathon “Sprint03: InsureTech” under I-Sprint’21
International Financial Services Centres Authority , in its endeavour to support a World Class FinTech Hub at GIFT IFSC, had launched I-Sprint’21, the global FinTech Hackathon as part of InFinity Forum 2021 . InFinity Forum is IFSCA's flagship financial technology event, uniting the world’s leading minds in policy, business, and technology to explore and advance the biggest ideas in FinTech, and to develop those ideas into global solutions and opportunities.
“Sprint03:InsureTech” under the banner of I-Sprint’21 was launched with a focus on Insurance Sector and was hosted by IFSCA and GIFT city in collaboration with FICCI. The Partners to the Hackathon were ICICI Lombard, Max Life, iCreate, India Insure-Tech Association and Invest-India. This Hackathon was open to all eligible FinTechs from across the globe and was one of its kind being backed by a financial sector Regulator.
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Problem Statement Applied for:
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UMBO IDTech Private Limited 
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Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products
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Livwell Asia 
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Digital Innovation for Global Health Insurance Cover
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GOQii Technologies Private Limited
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Digital Innovation for Global Health Insurance Cover
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Onsurity Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products
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ZignSec AB 
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Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products
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Signzy Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products
After multiple rounds of assessment, the following 6  applicants  are declared winners of the InsureTechs Hackathon and are placed below in order of their ranking:
These winners of the Hackathon will be allowed direct entry into the applicable IFSCA Regulatory/Innovation Sandbox. They will receive Regulatory guidance and handholding. After successful exit from the respective Sandbox, they shall get an opportunity to set up business at GIFT IFSC.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Interaction on Trade and Economic Cooperation with Ambassadors and High Commissioners of European and Oceania Countries
European and Oceania countries are major trading partners and major sources of investments for India and there is huge untapped potential that can be achieved. India has made efforts in the recent past to take economic ties to the next level and have some sort of broad based comprehensive trade agreement. There is a need to take these efforts to a logical conclusion. This was stated by Commerce Secretary, Dr. Anup Wadhawan, at an interactive session on trade and economic cooperation with Ambassadors and High Commissioners of European and Oceania countries in New Delhi last evening.
Dr. Anup Wadhawan said like most trade negotiations between developing and developed countries, trade negotiations with EU and Oceania have been protracted. India is a developing country and EU and Oceania countries are predominantly developed and because of this our ambitions, aspirations and sensitivities are at divergence in some specific areas. He expressed the hope that India, European Union and Oceania countries will be able to overcome those issues and in the near future come to an understanding and reach some sort of formal agreement. It is important to remain engaged at every level - government, export and trade and investment related institutions, exporters and businesses to understand the opportunities available in India, EU and Oceania for business, exporters and importers, Dr. Wadhawan added. He also emphasized on the need to appreciate each other’s constraints and try to find a way forward which is doable for all stakeholders.
Bilateral trade between India and Europe crossed the USD 150 billion mark in 2011-12. Global slowdown and commodity price fluctuations adversely impacted the trade, but there are signs of recovery in the recent period. During 2017-18, India’s trade with Europe stood at USD 130.1 billion, with both exports and imports registering double digit growth.
India is the fifth largest export market for Australia, with coal, education –related travel, vegetable and gold being some of the major items of imports by India. Major exports from India to Australia include refined petroleum, business services and pharmaceuticals. New Zealand is also an important market for India in the Oceania region, especially for its exports of pharmaceuticals, gems and jewellery, machinery and textiles and apparel.
The extent of investment linkages is evident from the fact that nearly one-fourth of FDI inflows into India are from Europe and around 29.8 percent of India’s overseas direct investments and directed towards Europe.
Nearly, USD 1034.2 million was invested by companies from Oceania in the Indian market during April 2000 to December 2018. The Oceania region also accounts for nearly 1.7 percent of India’s overseas FDI, with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu being the key investment destinations.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Under the auspices of the Y20, Jammu University organizes Ice Breaking session & cultural performances as part of Youth20 Consultation Event
University of Jammu today organised an ice breaking session with the entire international and National Speakers and Delegates who have come to attend Youth 20 Consultation on the theme “Peace Building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War” being hosted by the University of Jammu. The session was aimed at having an informal interaction among the Speakers, delegates and the organizers. Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu had an interaction with all the speakers and delegates. University of Jammu is one of the 15 Academic partners chosen in India for hosting Y20 meets. International delegates from over ten countries representing South Korea, Afghanistan, Malawi, Iran, Ghana, Madagascar, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria and Russia are participating in the meet. Further, National delegates from over 15 educational institutions of the Country are also participating. International speakers participating in the meet are Sunanda Vashisht and Sahana Singh from USA, Manu Khajuria Singh and Bneat Singh from UK and Zahack Tanvir from Saudi Arabia. National Speakers with a daunting presence on Social Media include Dr. Anand Ranganathan, Sh. M. K. Sinha, IPS ADGP JKP, Sh. Vaibhav Singh, Prof. Dipankar Sen Gupta, Sh. Aditya Raj Kaul, Sh. Tushar Gupta, Sh. Pradeep Dutta, Sh. Rohit Pathania, Sh. Jasvir Singh, Ms. Aparajita Acharya and Sh. Arun Prabhat are also participating in the meet. Sh. Ashwin Sanghi, an acclaimed and eminent writer and Keynote Speaker of the event also attended the ice breaking session. The University of Jammu also organised a cultural evening sponsored by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages for the guests to introduce them to the local art and culture. Earlier, Prof. Dipankar Sen Gupta, Convener G 20 Committee and Prof. Vishav Raksha, Chairperson Campus Cultural Committee initiated and conducted the ice breaking session.
Vanshika Jaral, a University of Jammu alumni and a recognized A-grade performer of AIR in the category of Dogri Folk, performed to kick off the cultural event. She has won numerous music competitions, including Sangeet Milan and Singing Star of the Duggars, and she is the recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture. She left the audience mesmerized with her melodious voice. Dharmesh Nargotra, an AIR and Doordarshan-approved A-grade singer took the stage by storm with his heartfelt Ghazals. He has represented J&K on several platforms.
Prominent among others present on the occasion include Prof. Neelu Rohmetra, Director, Directorate of Distance and Online Learning, Prof. Arvind Jasrotia, Registrar, Prof. Prakash C. Antahal, Dean Students Welfare, faculty members, officers, staff, scholars and students of the University.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Completion of polavarm Irrigation project
Government of Andhra Pradesh has informed that the earlier completion schedule for Polavaram Irrigation Project  was December, 2021. However, in the 12th meeting of Polavaram Project Authority  held in April, 2020, a Committee was constituted to study and come up with a project schedule and completion programme with proper planning duly backed with adequate resource mobilization. Based on the recommendations of the above Committee, the PPA, in its 13th meeting held in November, 2020, revised the tentative date of completion of the project to April, 2022.
The component-wise revised tentative date of completion as proposed earlier, and as per the revised construction schedule, including the schedule for rehabilitation and resettlement measures, is as below:
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July, 2020
 Upto EL 45.72m : March, 2022
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January, 2021
 Upto EL 45.72m : April, 2022
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri. Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
In a big boost to ‘Make in India’, DAC paves way for procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft for IAF
Consequent to the separation of duties between Department of Defence  and Department of Military Affairs , the first meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council  under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh was held with the Acquisition Wing being the Secretariat of the DAC. This would lead to better coordination and faster processing of cases with the Acquisition wing being in the overall charge of the Capital acquisition process.
The Light Combat Aircraft Tejas indigenously-designed by Aircraft Development Agency  under the Defence Research and Development Organisation  and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  is going to be the backbone of Indian Air Force in future. While orders of 40 Tejas aircraft had been placed with HAL in initial configurations, DAC paved the way for procurement of 83 of the more advanced Mk1A version of the aircraft from HAL by finalising the contractual and other issues. The proposal will now be placed for consideration of Cabinet Committee on Security . This procurement will be a major boost to 'Make in India' as the aircraft is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured with participation of several local vendors apart from HAL.
The Defence Acquisition Council also accorded approval for acquisition of indigenous Defence equipment for about Rs 1,300 crore. The proposals were for procurement of Aerial Fuses and Twin-Dome Simulators for Hawk Mk32 aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
The DAC approved an amendment to the Defence Procurement Procedure  2016 to enable review by a Costing Committee of bids submitted by Joint Ventures of Defence Public Sector Undertakings /Ordnance Factory Board /DRDO from whom procurement of Defence items is undertaken on a nomination basis. This will bring about more transparency in costs and compress the timelines for negotiation of the contract.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Water front Development of Mumbai Port to be Inaugurated Tomorrow
Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate two floating restaurants under the ongoing water front development work of Mumbai Port in Mumbai tomorrow. He will participate in the Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of Mumbai Port Trust’s new Eastern Water Front. The Minister will also launch the Access Control & RFID System as well as development of Enterprise Resource Planning . Shri Gadkari will also begin the invitation of tenders for Mumbai-Elephanta Ropeway and a Super Specialty Hospital at the Port.
The two Floating Restaurants have the capacity to accommodate 475 persons each. Licenses have been awarded for three floating restaurants – two at the sea off Gateway of India and one at the sea off Girgaum Chowpatty. These will be available for family functions, corporate or specialized events, public meets, etc. The restaurants have been registered with Maharashtra Maritime Board  for safety and security. Sea-worthiness, life-saving appliances and fire fighting equipment have been surveyed and tested. The restaurants carry 500 life-jackets and 24 life-rafts and buoyant apparatus, and are equipped with 2 VHF, 1 Radar, eco-sounder, GPS and AIS for monitoring ship movements.
The Mumbai-Elephanta Ropeway will be the world's longest ropeway over sea - approximately 8 kms - with all the necessary infrastructure at both the terminal ends. It will be built at a height of 50 to 125 metres above the sea level on European standards with state of art features. Total travel time will be 16 minutes from one end to the other. Around 36 gondolas can be deployed on the ropeway at a time. The Project has been envisaged at a cost Rs.800 crores, and will be completed by August, 2022.
The 600-bedded Super Specialty Hospital will provide improved health facilities to 75000 port employees and dependents and 1.3 crore population in the catchment area by converting the present port hospital into World-class Super Specialty hospital on PPP basis. Cost of the project will be Rs 693 Crores.
Mumbai Port Trust’s new Eastern Water Front will have an iconic building as its seaside terminal, a domestic cruise terminal, a skating rink, Ro Pax, seaside restaurant and walkway, amphitheatre and marina.
The Access Control System  for visitors, employees and vehicles is designed and programmed to retrieve visitor information. Visitor and Vehicle Management System will be in place with online/office visitor and vehicle registration. RFID enabled, multi-purpose cards are configured to track visitors and vehicles, attendance recording, identity card, etc.
For development of Enterprise Resource Planning , M/s Tech Mahindra have been engaged for adoption of information technology within port operations to reduce turnaround time. It is aimed at removing paper-based workflows currently in the system to increase efficiency, common reporting and monitoring to make cost and budget control easy, and unification of computerized operations from staggered mode to an integrated functioning.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India shows impressive gains in reduction of Maternal Mortality with 22% reduction since 2013
Nearly one thousand fewer women now die of pregnancy related complications each month in India
Shri J P Nadda attributes this milestone to joint efforts of Centre and states
India registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio. According to the just released SRS bulletin , India has shown impressive gains in reduction of Maternal Mortality with 22% reduction in since 2013. Nearly one thousand fewer women now die of pregnancy related complications each month in India. Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016. The decline has been most significant in EAG States and Assam from 246 to 188. Among the Southern States, the decline has been from 93 to 77 and in the Other States from 115 to 93.
Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare thanked Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for his visionary leadership and continued support that have tremendously helped in achieving this milestone. “The latest SRS figures reveal that we have gone beyond the MDG target of Maternal Mortality Ratio  of 139 by 2015 and have reached 130. I congratulate the Ministry and the States for their joint efforts,” Shri Nadda said.
According to the SRS Bulletin, there were nearly 12,000 fewer maternal deaths in 2016 as compared to 2013, with total number of maternal deaths for the first time reducing to 32,000. This means that every day 30 more pregnant women are now being saved in India as compared to 2013.
Amongst the States, Uttar Pradesh with 30% decline has topped the chart in the reduction of Maternal Deaths. Three states have already met the SDG target for MMR of 70 per 100,000. These are Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are within striking distance.
The results signify that the strategic approach of the Ministry has started yielding dividends and the efforts of focusing on low performing States is paying off, especially initiatives like Mission Indradhanush and Intensified Mission Indradhanush with their focused approach are significantly turning the tide in favour of India. Other major initiatives under the umbrella of NHM like augmentation of infrastructure and HR, Capacity Building, JSSK which provides for free transport and care for pregnant women have also contributed to the success.